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An Assault of First G.I. Joe Movie Character Photos
The trickle of initial character photos of was
too slow for some fans. A few weeks ago a batch of photos were leaked online,
but were quickly pulled down. Possibly to make up for the leak, eight character
photos were released as exclusives to eight blogs today. The newly revealed G.I.
Joe characters are Storm Shadow (Byung-hun Lee), Baroness (Sienna
Miller), Destro (Christopher Eccleston), Duke
(Channing Tatum),
Hawk (Dennis Quaid), Heavy Duty (Adewale
Akinnuoye-Agbaje), Breaker (Said
Taghmaoui), and Ripcord (Marlon Wayans). I
don't know if it is policy to put the logo of your blog in the middle of the
picture, but it's freaking annoying. What if I wanted to use that awesome Storm
Shadow photo as a wallpaper? I can't because I'd have to stare at the damn
Latino Review logo all the time. We know it's your exclusive, just don't be such
jerks about it. IGN, MTV Movies, and Coming Soon's logo are much more tastefully
placed. Hell, CHUD didn't even put their logo on the Ripcord image. Thanks for
being considerate to the fans. Most of these characters look fine, with four of
them wearing the now-requisite black body armor. However, having grown-up with
and being a big fan of G.I. Joe, I take some issues with a couple of the
characters.
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I am loving
Storm Shadow's outfit. It's completely white like his original costume,
but has some added style. I heard that the leaked Storm Shadow pic was him
wearing a white suit and sunglasses, which is fine because that is how the
character dressed in the G.I. Joe: Reloaded comic series. This just
rocks. |
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Everyone seems to be
wearing those black body suits, but that's what the Baroness wears all the
time. She pretty much looks exactly like her comic and action figure
counterparts. |
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If you're
going to release the first photo of Destro, why would show him with his
mask off? We all know what actor Christopher Eccleston looks like. The
mask is what's so iconic about the character and it's what the fans want
to see. I don't mind the suit since Destro is a business man. I
hope Eccleston can talk in a deeper voice, too. Anyone can wear a suit,
but the mask is what makes Destro, Destro. |
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Why is Duke
sporting a goatee? Duke has always been the clean-cut, by-the-book, no
goat kind of guy. That goat just makes him look like a big jerk, but the
scar is a nice touch. |
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Yeah, Heavy Duty looks
great with that mini-gun. |
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If you were not told that
this was General Hawk you may think it's Flint, but older. Hawk looks
good, though. |
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Sure, he could be
Breaker, but only if he's chewing bubble gum. |
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I just can't think of him
as Ripcord, but more as a Wayans brother in body armor. |
- Shawn - 05/07/08
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